The gathered people marched for an hour in the streets of Jihangir with the support of the residents who came out of their windows.
The Turkish police raided once again in Istanbul Pride March, moving on more than 200 arrests of activists and journalists in the area of the square Taxim.
Prior to the start of the rally, which was banned, special police forces raided a bar in the Jihangir district near Taksim and randomly arrested spectators, including journalists and members of the LOATKI + community.
Salstanbul LGBTİ + Onur Yürüyüşü’ne police sold. The AFP Bureau of Photography’s boss Bülent Kılıç was tortured by the police, who managed to force him to leave the area, while he was on his way to the police station.# Pride2022 pic.twitter.com/whP80WapHP
– Zeynep Kuray (@zeynokuray) June 26, 2022
As every year, the march was banned by the governor of Istanbul, but hundreds of demonstrators with rainbow-colored flags gathered in the streets around Taksim Square, which was closed to the public.
The gathered people marched for an hour in the streets of Jihangir with the support of the residents who came out of their windows.
Onur Yürüyüşü’nün yapıldığı Hollanda LigTİ + lar polis ablukası altdandda allanda ran s okklarlarin Cihangir’in ara alkanı.# Pride2022 pic.twitter.com/qusdPu8kgD
– Zeynep Kuray (@zeynokuray) June 26, 2022
The non-governmental organization Kaos GL counted at least 200 arrests, Amnesty International said in a Twitter message calling for the immediate and unconditional release of those arrested.
🌈 S🌈raselviler civında öğlen itibarıyla baslayan abluka ve gözaltılara rağmen lubunyalar toplandıkları erde basın açıklaması okuyor.
In Kabataş, a group of people who belong to the nation 30. @istanbulpride okudnı budn açıklamasını okudu. pic.twitter.com/a3NDlB8Zlg
– KarşıMahalle (@KarsiMahalleOrg) June 26, 2022
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